MangoApps vs. Nectar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MangoApps
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
MangoApps is a unified workforce platform designed to help organizations inform employees, align teams, and run daily work—especially across frontline and distributed environments where execution happens shift by shift. MangoApps brings together employee communications, intranet, collaboration, workforce operations, and HR support. Instead of relying on disconnected tools for messaging, knowledge, scheduling, tasks, and employee support, organizations can use MangoApps…
$299
per month 25 users included
Nectar
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Nectar is a cloud-based employee recognition platform. It features monetary and social recognition that can be provided in a peer-to-peer and a manager-to-peer manner.N/A
Pricing
MangoAppsNectar
Editions & Modules
Pro
$299
per month 25 users included
Basic
$990
per year 25 Users Included
Standard
$1,490
per year 25 Users Included
Pro
$2,990
per year 25 Users Included
Enterprise (Self-Hosted)
Contact Sales
for 2000+ users
Enterprise
Contact Sales
per year per user
Nectar Recognize
Contact Sales
Nectar Engage™ + Nectar Recognize
Contact Sales
Nectar Comms + Nectar Recognize
Contact Sales
Culture Suite (Nectar Recognize + Nectar Engage™ + Nectar Comms)
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MangoAppsNectar
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsVolume discounts apply for large enterprise organizations. Non-profit organization discounts also available.Volume discounts are available for companies with 500+ employees
More Pricing Information
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User Ratings
MangoAppsNectar
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MangoAppsNectar
Likelihood to Recommend
MangoApps
The ability to create optional interest groups for users to join if they like is a great way brings users together, and promote group meet ups and events. The polls ability is always great for taking a quick check of people's availability, we've used it to gauge interest in events and dates. One thing that could be improved is that there is both a messaging and an instant message functionality which seems a little redundant having users being able to message you from different places in separate inboxes, however this may be due to our set up.
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Nectar HR
If you are a US based company only (or maybe just US and Canada or UK) the product works particularly well. I think it makes more sense to provide gifts rather than gift cards as rewards, as people don't really cash out the gift cards. Since Nectar didn't have this functionality in Germany, the platform wasn't ideal. People did provide and receive feedback but didn't really use the reward capabilities. It also would have been nice to have a way to provide the feedback directly from slack without going into the Nectar platform.
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Pros
MangoApps
  • MangoApps provide a large number of options to interact within a community. People can post updates, ask questions, create polls, quizzes, wiki, surveys, chats, or forms.
  • The Web interface is a modern application (Facebook inspired). The navigation (although not the most efficient) is overall quite intuitive.
  • MangoApps has a web interface, and apps for desktop (Windows, Mac), and mobile.
  • MangoApps features a centralized notification system. Unread messages are notified from the Web app, the mobile, or the desktop app. The synchronization status is synchronized.
  • MangoApps integrates with Active Directory.
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Nectar HR
  • Ability to provide public feedback
  • Incentivized feedback in a user friendly/good UX platform
  • Ability to tie feedback to our core values
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Cons
MangoApps
  • The messaging system is quite new and doesn't always clear down when read
  • The mentions tab can get very busy if you're added to groups
  • Lots of customisation can make it overwhelming when editing
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Nectar HR
  • Did not have great global functionality - we couldn't send actual gifts (only giftcards) to germany
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Alternatives Considered
MangoApps
Although, Facebook at Work featured a very modern interface and was praised by many of the beta testers, we primarily didn't choose Facebook at Work due to data security reasons.
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Nectar HR
We eventually decided to switch back to Lattice. We liked Nectar because it was an all in one feedback & gifting platform, but ultimately switched to Lattice paired with Snappy gifts for gifting as Snappy is able to provide physical gifts in US and Germany, and Lattice provides us other capabilities besides feedback such as performance reviews, engagement surveys, hosting 1:1s, utilizing competencies...
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Return on Investment
MangoApps
  • Users can connect from all over the business, especially useful when working from home
  • A friendly informal communication method outside of teams/slack/emails
  • A way to communicate events to the whole business
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Nectar HR
  • People collaborating better together
  • People feeling more engaged
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ScreenShots

MangoApps Screenshots

Screenshot of the MangoApps Unified Intranet & Employee App. The intranet helps organizations overcome scattered communications and low engagement.

 - AI search delivers faster information access.
 - Targeted communications reaching 100% of workforce.
 - Mobile-first platform, for a higher adoption rate.
 - Social tools to drive an increase in engagement.Screenshot of the MangoApps Employee App, for reaching frontline employees, including those who don’t sit at a desk, use a company email, or have regular access to internal systems. Bring frontline teams in the loop, speed up operations, increase engagement, and reduce risk with a branded mobile experience.Screenshot of MangoApps News & Announcement Posts, used to schedule and publish important updates, from executive messages to departmental news, in a central location that’s easy to access from desktop or mobile.

Key Capabilities:
 - Increases visibility of key messages.
 - Mobile-friendly announcements.
 - Includes images, attachments, and video.Screenshot of the file sharing, sync, management and file versioning interface.Screenshot of the knowledge base, accessible from any device.Screenshot of an online web form, with trackers used to track and co-ordinate anything.

Nectar Screenshots

Screenshot of the Nectar homepage, which offers a clear view of what’s happening across a company. Here, users can send recognition, see recent shoutouts, check points balance, and stay connected to team wins.Screenshot of some of the available ways to reward employees. They can pick from hundreds of gift cards, experiences, or custom company perks.Screenshot of an automated milestone celebration. Nectar syncs with HR tools to send birthday and service awards on schedule, ensuring no special moment goes unnoticed.Screenshot of Nectar’s analytics that help see recognition impacts engagement, retention, and company culture over time.Screenshot of Nectar's Microsoft Teams integration, allowing employees to give and receive recognition right where they work. Here, users can send shoutouts, add points, and celebrate achievements directly in chat, so appreciation becomes part of a team’s everyday conversations.Screenshot of Nectar Comms, which helps recognize great work, boost engagement, and reinforce core values while keeping employees connected. Users can design and send branded emails, share updates, and manage internal newsletters to keep your team informed and inspired.